1.) Getting to Know You Activity - Me, Myself & I worksheet
2.) Library - textbooks
3.) Teacher/Student Expectations
- Brainstorm with a "T" chart
- SImilarities?
- Which are the most important ones?
4.) The Website / Wiki
- How can we use technology in our class? BYOD
Homework:
- Buy a notebook
- Request permission to join the wiki
- Read -
Monday, Feb 4th, 2013
1.) Notebook Etiquette:
- Every entry should have a title and a date
- Notebooks will be handed in once a month
- Organization & neatness are important
- Notebooks will help students study for chapter tests, Midterm exams, and Provincial Exam
2.) Turn your Me, Myself & I worksheet into a MindMap - First page of notebook
3.) SS11 Course Outline
4.) What does your Utopia look like?
- Brainstorm & write a description in your notebook
- Share your Utopia with a partner
- Share with the class
Tuesday, Feb 5th, 2013
1.) How does your Utopian dream become reality?
- Government structures
- Will of society
- Individuals
2.) History of Government Systems Jig Saw
- In groups, you will look at different articles from different parts of the world
Homework:
3.) History of Government Systems - Notes
- click on each page to open the notes under the title
- Geography
- Country Name, flag, anthem, motto, animal, plant
- Culture - language, ethnicities, rights, freedoms,
- Economy - taxes, social programs
- Philosophy - political ideologies
b.) As a class, record options and vote on the National Identity items for our new country
here are the results:
Thank you:
- Deep - Moderator
- Maddi - Recorder
- Anika - Timekeeper
Homework:
- Copy these notes for Our Government Unit in your notebook:
Friday, Feb 8, 2013
1.) Finish voting for our new country's National Identity
Here's the class voting results for our newly created country of Genovia:
2.) Where do you fit on the Political Spectrum?
Political Identity - Student Survey
3.) Political Spectrum Reflection:
- Write the answers of these questions in your notebook:
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2013
Intro - Political Ideologies - Bovine Economics example:
1.) What should our country's Constitution look like?
2.) How do we create political parties for Genovia?
Objectives:
- Sit with like-minded individuals to create a political party to run in our newly formed country's elections
- Choose a name for your new political party
- Choose a leader for your party
- Create a party platform - What issues are important to your party and why? How would you run the country? What do you plan to do while in power?
tomorrow:
- 3 levels of government - BC structure & Political parties - Create party platforms
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013
1.) For interest sake,
- Throne Speech from Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon - Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 Opening of the 5th Session of the 39th Parliament of the Government of British Columbia.
2.) The 3 Branches of Government & the 3 Levels of Government
Example:
Notes:
(write down the notes from the slides below - they will help for your government quiz next friday)
3.) Genovia Group work:
- Work with your political parties to create your party name, appoint a leader, and brainstorm a platform.
- Platform speeches will be presented next Monday. Be ready for questions from the audience.
- The Genovia federal election will be conducted next Tuesday.
4.) BC Legislature Tour - tomorrow @ 2:30 pm - You will miss last class.
- We will take BC Transit from the school to get downtown, and back after the tour.
- hand in permission forms tomorrow in class.
Thursday, Feb 14, 2013
1.) Hand in permission slips
2.) Refresher about how Parliament Works from Rick Mercer:
3.) Work with your Political Party
- Create a party name
- Create a party platform - issues your party is interested in
- Leaders of each party will present their party's platform on Monday (you will have the first half of class on Monday to organize your ideas)
4.) Reminder:
- Meet in front of the school today at 1:40 pm to go to the BC Legislature tour
Monday, February 18, 2013
1.) First half of class - meet with your political parties to finalize your platform and leader's speech
2.) Second half of class - Political Party Leaders' Speeches
- Please have questions ready for the leaders to clarify any of their party's ideas
3.) Election Process notes
By the way, does this doodle make sense to you?:
No? Then, make sure you attend class!! You miss a lot when you are not here.
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013
1.) Election Process - Key Terms
- Write out their definitions in your notebook:
4.) Read p. 317 in your textbook and write a reflection about which voting system you would like to use
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013
1.) The New Wave Party Platform Speech
2.) Genovia General Elections - Rock the Vote!!
- Ballot
- Referendum question
3.) "T" chart in your notebook:
- What are the differences between the Government of Genovia and the Federal Government of Canada?
4.) Genovia's Constitution
- Compare it to Canada's Constitution & Charter of Rights & Freedoms
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013
Review of the 3 Branches of Government & 3 Levels of Government
1.) Quiz Structure:
- Multiple choice - 25 questions
- Matching - 10 questions
- Graph - 10 marks (fill in the blanks)
- Paragraph - 6 marks (answer 1 of 3 questions)
2.) Quiz Content:
- Election Process
- 3 levels of government
- 3 branches of government
- How a bill becomes law
- Political parties
- Constitution
- Minority/Majority government
- Political Ideologies and political spectrum
3.) Class time to review - take notes from textbook
- make sure you study the notes from the presentations
Friday, Feb 22, 2013
1.) Government Unit Quiz
Homework:
1.) Watch this Video:
- The Supersizers Go Edwardian (Era) - This will get you thinking about the era in which we will be starting with on Monday
(I only embeded the first part, but you can see all the parts of this episode on YouTube)
2.) Vocabulary List for Chapter 1 - Write out the definitions in your notebook, use your textbook
- Key Terms on p. 5 (due on Friday, March 1, 2013)
Monday, Feb 25, 2013
1.) Reflection - How did the Government Quiz Go?
2.) Study Skills Survey & Info
3.) Chapter 1 Focus Question
- on p. 5
- Skim the chapter to find several (4-5) topics which answer the Focus Question - write them down in your notebook
4.) Intro - Canada: A People's History Video
Life at the turn of the century
- The Klondike Gold Rush (first 10 minutes):
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013
Announcement:
- The Chapter 1 Quiz will be this Friday, Mar 1, 2013
- The quiz will be an in-class essay answering the Chapter 1 Focus Question from yesterday
1.) Chapter 1 Vocabulary
- Write the definitions and relevance to the chapter in your notebook
- Due on Friday, Mar 1, 2013
Wilfrid Laurier
suffragist
Nationalists
Head Tax
Alaska Boundary Dispute
reserves
Assimilation
Boer War
Canadien
injustice
trade unions
economic advancements
Prohibition
Imperialist
Autonomy
Indian Act
Henri Bourassa
residential schools
Komagata Maru
Victorian
Ethnocentric
urbanization
recession
2.) Mark Government Unit Quizes
- out of 45 marks
3.) Society & Manners (p.6) - Create a mindmap to breakdown information for this section in your notebook
Homework:
- Vocabulary due Friday
- Prepare your info for the in-class essay quiz on Friday
- If you want more information on the topics of Chapter 1, watch parts of the video above (from yesterday):
1.) "Fight Fire With Fire" - Womens' Rights
2.) "Gold Mountain" - Chinese Head Tax
3.) "For God, Queen, and Empire" - Boer War
4.) "Attacked From All Sides" - Komagata Maru
1.) Essay Structure
- the Chapter 1 Focus Question: What defined Canada in the early 1900s, and what attitudes and expectations did Canadians have for the century ahead?
- How will you answer the focus question using a 5 paragraph essay?
- Make a timeline in your notebook of the different cars built in Canada
Friday, Mar 1, 2013
1.) Chapter 1 Test - In-class Essay
2.) Work on your Chapter 1 Vocabulary words when finished test
Monday, Mar 4, 2013
1.) Self-Marking of Chapter 1 Essay
2.) Peer-Marking of Chapter 1 Essay
3.) The Chain of Friendship:
4.) Causes of WWI notes
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013
Topic:Canada's Response to the War
1.) What was Canada's involvement in WWI? - notes
2.) Beginning of the War video
3.) Chapter Vocab list
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013
1.) Clip of A Very Long Engagement - French film
- View of the Western Front, trench warfare, living conditions, soldiers' psyche
2.) Notes - War on Land & Battles of WWI
3.) WWI Battles Assignment
- Description of 4 battles with Canadian involvement - Ypres, Somme, Vimy Ridge, and Passchendaele
- War in Air and on Sea descriptions
- Soldier's letter home
Due Friday, Mar 8th
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013
1.) Canada: A People's History Clips:
- Go Out and Meet Your Death Bravely
- The Battle of Vimy Ridge
2.) Work Time:
- finish battles assignment
- finish notes
- hand in notebooks for marking
Monday, Mar 25, 2013
1.) Notebooks Handed Back
- Write a Reflection:
What do you think you have done well so far with your notebooks? What could you improve with your notebook?
2.) Conscription Crisis:
- Join a group and research your role: Does your character oppose or in favour of conscription in Canada during the WWI? Why? Provide reasons and examples for your answers
- Share your characters with other students - new groups
- Would you be in favour of conscription if you lived in Canada in 1917?
3.) Video - A Broken Promise (Canada: A People's History)
Topic: The Desperate Years & Responding to the Depression
1.) Canada: A People's History
A recap and visual of yesterday's notes:
- Clip - Descent into Chaos
2.) Notes from slides #10-16 from yesterdays powerpoint
3.) Canada: A People's History
- Clip - Dear Mr President
4.) The Desperate Years Mind Map - p. 94-100
- Make a mind map in your notebooks with the main bubble titled The Desperate Years
- Then make 4 bubbles off the main bubble titled: Drought on the Prairies, Unemployment, The Fortunate Minority, and The Disadvantaged
- collect notes for each of the 4 topics around your mind map
5. Answer questions #1-4 on page 104 in your notebook
Reminder:
- Quiz tomorrow - multiple choice & short answer questions
- Topics: The Winnipeg General Strike, The Roaring Twenties, Missing the Roar, Canada's Growing Autonomy, Causes of the Great Depression, The Desperate Years, and Responding to the Depression
Canada: A People's History, episode 15:
- episode beginning
- "Affluence for Almost All"
Work time:
- read pp. 170-177
- p. 173, questions #1-4
- p. 178, question #2
- Figure 6-9 (p. 177): "What challenges do you think these women might have faced in their new homeland?"
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
1.) Work time in library - Holocaust Project (DUE FRIDAY, MAY 3!!!)
Thursday, May 2, 2013
1.) Review: List 3 things that impacted Canadian society in the 1950's.
2.) Residential schools
Notebook Reflection (pre): What are your attitudes/perspectives about residential schools? (What do you know about residential schools?)
Video clips:
- "Where the Spirit Lives" (introductory scene) - CBC drama about residential schools in the 1930's.
- "We Were Children" (trailer) - documentary about residential schools
- PM Harper's apology to former residential school children (first 5 minutes)
4.) Exit slip: How did Canada's political and geographic landscapes change in the 1950's. Give examples
REMINDER!
Post Holocaust Projects to the project page by Sunday night!
Monday, May 6, 2013
Post-war economic boom
1.) Canada: A People's History
"Boom," "A Prairie Storm" and "Shifting Symbols"
2.) Work time (outside!)
-read pp. 184-9
-questions 1-9 on p. 189
REMINDER
Canada in the 1950's unit test on Friday! (Review Thursday)
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
What was Canada's involvement in the Cold War?
1.) A/B partner review
- What were the characteristics of the post-war economic boom in Canada?
- What was the impact of American investment on the Candian economy?
2.)What was the Cold War?
- Canada: A People's History, epsiode 15, "opening vignette" (about Igor Gouzenko)
3.)Jigsaw activity using text book section about Canada's involvement in the Cold War.
4.) Canada: A People's History, episode 15 "Seeing Red"
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
What role did Canada play in the UN, Korean Conflict and Suez Crisis?
1.) How was Canada involved in the Cold War?
2.) prep time for Mock UN
3.)Mock UN
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Review for Canada in the 19050's unit test
What's on the test?
Friday, May 10, 2013
1950's unit test!
Monday, May 13, 2013
How did Canada respond to changing social values after 1960?
1.) Review:
- List 3 ways in which Canadian society changed in the 1950's.
- List 3 ways in which Canada was involved in international conflicts in the 1950's.
2.) Canada: A People's History, episode 16
- "Do Your Own Thing"
- "A Most Fundamental Choice"
How did changes to social policy affect women and minority groups in Canada in the 1960's and 1970's?
1.)Short election activity: 3 candidates, vote for 1 based on description
2.) Review: A/B partner
- Partner A: List 2 characteristics of social changes in Canadian society in the 1960's.
- Partner B: List 2 more characteristics
3.) Notes (finish notes from Monday)
4.) Canada: A People's History, episode 16
- "Taking Back the Past"
5.) "Unsent Letter"
- p. 211-214
- p. Write a letter to someone outside of Canada (from the point of view of an immigrant, minority group, Canadian citizen, or First Nation) describing the social changes occurring in Canada (and how it is affecting you)
- hand in at the end of class, or finish for HW and hand in at the start of Wednesday's class
REMINDERS
- hand in notebooks
- turn in/post Holocaust Projects on wiki
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
How did Quebec nationalism impact the Canadian identity?
1.) Review:
- List 3 ways in which changes to social policies affected women and minority groups in Canada.
2.) Computer lab - prep for the debate
- Debate topic: Did the FLQ's tactics help or hinder the fight for an independent Quebec?
- Pro: FLQ tactics helped the independence movement
- Con: FLQ tactics did not help the independence movement
- Research: The FLQ and their tactics; the impact their tactics had on the independence movement; the Quebec independence movement of the 1960's
3.) Homework: p. 216 Q # 1 and 2a; p. 221 Q # 1, 2, and 3a.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
How did Quebec nationalism affect the Canadian identity?
1.) Debate
2.) Canada: A People's History
- "Under a New Flag"
3.) Enjoy the long weekend!
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
How did the Canadian government respond to the economic challenges of the 1970's?
1.) Review: What were some of the social changes in Canada in the 1960's/1970's?
2.) Canada: A People's History
- " Going Down the Road" and " The End of Illusions"
3.) Notes: Economic challenges and the environment
4.) Canada: A People's History
- "Episode Beginning" (AB oil and conflict with Ottawa over resources)
5.) Work time/lock down drill!!!!!!
- Today: p.227, Q # 1-4
- From Wednesday: read pp. 215-221; p. 216 Q # 1 and 2a; p. 221 Q # 1, 2, and 3a
REMINDERS
- Unit test on Friday (review Thursday)
- Please turn in/upload Holocaust Projects!!
- Please hand in Notebooks for notebook check if you haven't done so already!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Should Canada's foreign policy be independent of the United States?
1.) Review:
- How did the Canadian government respond to the economic challenges in the 1960's and 1970's?
- What was Canada's involvement in the Cold War in the 1950's?
2.) Notes - The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What was the Vietnam War?
3.) T-Chart activity
- read pp. 228-236
- create a T-Chart with pros and cons for this statement: Canada should have a foreign policy that's independent of the United States.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
1.) T-Chart activity
- share your T-chart with 2 other students
- contribute to the T-Chart on the white board
- Vocabulary
- How to Write an Essay
- Essay samples
2.) Chapter 8 timeline project
- computer lab - use timerime.com - embed your timeline on the Chapter 8 Timelines page
Tuesday, May 28 - Wednesday, May 29, 2013
1.) Computer lab - work on timeline
Thursday, May 30, 2013
1.) finish timeline
2.) Chapter 10 summaries
- You will be given a section of Chapter 10 to summarize and embed on the website - Human Rights Presentations page
- Use a presentation tool (ex. Powerpoint, Prezi, etc.)
Friday, Feb 1st, 2013
1.) Getting to Know You Activity - Me, Myself & I worksheet
2.) Library - textbooks
3.) Teacher/Student Expectations
- Brainstorm with a "T" chart
- SImilarities?
- Which are the most important ones?
4.) The Website / Wiki
- How can we use technology in our class? BYOD
Homework:
- Buy a notebook
- Request permission to join the wiki
- Read -
Monday, Feb 4th, 2013
1.) Notebook Etiquette:
- Every entry should have a title and a date
- Notebooks will be handed in once a month
- Organization & neatness are important
- Notebooks will help students study for chapter tests, Midterm exams, and Provincial Exam
2.) Turn your Me, Myself & I worksheet into a MindMap - First page of notebook
3.) SS11 Course Outline
4.) What does your Utopia look like?
- Brainstorm & write a description in your notebook
- Share your Utopia with a partner
- Share with the class
Tuesday, Feb 5th, 2013
1.) How does your Utopian dream become reality?
- Government structures
- Will of society
- Individuals
2.) History of Government Systems Jig Saw
- In groups, you will look at different articles from different parts of the world
Homework:
3.) History of Government Systems - Notes
- click on each page to open the notes under the title
Wednesday, Feb 6th, 2013
1.) Finish Government Systems class assignment
2.) Syrian example:
Key information about Syrian Civil War
The Role of Social Media in the Syrian Civil War
Write a Reflection in your Notebooks:
- What role did social media play in the Syrian Civil War?
3.) Main Topic - How are governments formed in Canada and how can individuals influence government?
Intro question - What are your political, economic, and social philosophies?
Thursday, Feb 7th, 2013
1.) Intro - What's Your Issue Survey
- Question from yesterday: Are humans naturally good or bad?
2.) Class Activity - Creating our own country
BC Example - The Legislature resource
Provincial Symbols
Coat of Arms & BC Facts
a.) With a partner, brainstorm ideas:
- Geography
- Country Name, flag, anthem, motto, animal, plant
- Culture - language, ethnicities, rights, freedoms,
- Economy - taxes, social programs
- Philosophy - political ideologies
b.) As a class, record options and vote on the National Identity items for our new country
here are the results:
Thank you:
- Deep - Moderator
- Maddi - Recorder
- Anika - Timekeeper
Homework:
- Copy these notes for Our Government Unit in your notebook:
Friday, Feb 8, 2013
1.) Finish voting for our new country's National Identity
Here's the class voting results for our newly created country of Genovia:
2.) Where do you fit on the Political Spectrum?
Political Identity - Student Survey
3.) Political Spectrum Reflection:
- Write the answers of these questions in your notebook:
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2013
Intro - Political Ideologies - Bovine Economics example:
1.) What should our country's Constitution look like?
2.) How do we create political parties for Genovia?
Objectives:
- Sit with like-minded individuals to create a political party to run in our newly formed country's elections
- Choose a name for your new political party
- Choose a leader for your party
- Create a party platform - What issues are important to your party and why? How would you run the country? What do you plan to do while in power?
tomorrow:
- 3 levels of government- BC structure & Political parties
- Create party platforms
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013
1.) For interest sake,
- Throne Speech from Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon - Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 Opening of the 5th Session of the 39th Parliament of the Government of British Columbia.
2.) The 3 Branches of Government & the 3 Levels of Government
Example:
Notes:
(write down the notes from the slides below - they will help for your government quiz next friday)
3.) Genovia Group work:
- Work with your political parties to create your party name, appoint a leader, and brainstorm a platform.
- Platform speeches will be presented next Monday. Be ready for questions from the audience.
- The Genovia federal election will be conducted next Tuesday.
4.) BC Legislature Tour - tomorrow @ 2:30 pm - You will miss last class.
- We will take BC Transit from the school to get downtown, and back after the tour.
- hand in permission forms tomorrow in class.
Thursday, Feb 14, 2013
1.) Hand in permission slips
2.) Refresher about how Parliament Works from Rick Mercer:
3.) Work with your Political Party
- Create a party name
- Create a party platform - issues your party is interested in
- Leaders of each party will present their party's platform on Monday (you will have the first half of class on Monday to organize your ideas)
4.) Reminder:
- Meet in front of the school today at 1:40 pm to go to the BC Legislature tour
Monday, February 18, 2013
1.) First half of class - meet with your political parties to finalize your platform and leader's speech
2.) Second half of class - Political Party Leaders' Speeches
- Please have questions ready for the leaders to clarify any of their party's ideas
3.) Election Process notes
By the way, does this doodle make sense to you?:
No? Then, make sure you attend class!! You miss a lot when you are not here.
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013
1.) Election Process - Key Terms
- Write out their definitions in your notebook:
Electoral districts (ridings)
Constituent
Chief Electoral Officer
Nomination
Enumeration
Balloting
Tabulation
Pollsters
Dissolution
Campaigning
2.) Create a graph of the the Election Process in your notebooks
3.) Election Process defined
- Cartoons on the STV and SMP systems:
Citizens' Assembly Website
4.) Read p. 317 in your textbook and write a reflection about which voting system you would like to use
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013
1.) The New Wave Party Platform Speech
2.) Genovia General Elections - Rock the Vote!!
- Ballot
- Referendum question
3.) "T" chart in your notebook:
- What are the differences between the Government of Genovia and the Federal Government of Canada?
4.) Genovia's Constitution
- Compare it to Canada's Constitution & Charter of Rights & Freedoms
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013
Review of the 3 Branches of Government & 3 Levels of Government
1.) Quiz Structure:
- Multiple choice - 25 questions
- Matching - 10 questions
- Graph - 10 marks (fill in the blanks)
- Paragraph - 6 marks (answer 1 of 3 questions)
2.) Quiz Content:
- Election Process
- 3 levels of government
- 3 branches of government
- How a bill becomes law
- Political parties
- Constitution
- Minority/Majority government
- Political Ideologies and political spectrum
3.) Class time to review - take notes from textbook
- make sure you study the notes from the presentations
Friday, Feb 22, 2013
1.) Government Unit Quiz
Homework:
1.) Watch this Video:
- The Supersizers Go Edwardian (Era) - This will get you thinking about the era in which we will be starting with on Monday
(I only embeded the first part, but you can see all the parts of this episode on YouTube)
2.) Vocabulary List for Chapter 1 - Write out the definitions in your notebook, use your textbook
- Key Terms on p. 5 (due on Friday, March 1, 2013)
Monday, Feb 25, 2013
1.) Reflection - How did the Government Quiz Go?
2.) Study Skills Survey & Info
3.) Chapter 1 Focus Question
- on p. 5
- Skim the chapter to find several (4-5) topics which answer the Focus Question - write them down in your notebook
4.) Intro - Canada: A People's History Video
Life at the turn of the century
- The Klondike Gold Rush (first 10 minutes):
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013
Announcement:
- The Chapter 1 Quiz will be this Friday, Mar 1, 2013
- The quiz will be an in-class essay answering the Chapter 1 Focus Question from yesterday
1.) Chapter 1 Vocabulary
- Write the definitions and relevance to the chapter in your notebook
- Due on Friday, Mar 1, 2013
Wilfrid Laurier
suffragist
Nationalists
Head Tax
Alaska Boundary Dispute
reserves
Assimilation
Boer War
Canadien
injustice
trade unions
economic advancements
Prohibition
Imperialist
Autonomy
Indian Act
Henri Bourassa
residential schools
Komagata Maru
Victorian
Ethnocentric
urbanization
recession
2.) Mark Government Unit Quizes
- out of 45 marks
3.) Society & Manners (p.6) - Create a mindmap to breakdown information for this section in your notebook
Homework:
- Vocabulary due Friday
- Prepare your info for the in-class essay quiz on Friday
- If you want more information on the topics of Chapter 1, watch parts of the video above (from yesterday):
1.) "Fight Fire With Fire" - Womens' Rights
2.) "Gold Mountain" - Chinese Head Tax
3.) "For God, Queen, and Empire" - Boer War
4.) "Attacked From All Sides" - Komagata Maru
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013
To start: Pink Shirt Day
- Shane Coyczan Video:
- Joel Burns "It Gets Better" Speech:
- Write a reflection in your notebooks:
What does bullying mean to you?
Today's Topic: Canada' Changing Population
Write down the notes in your notebook:
1.) English vs French-speaking Canadians
2.) Immigration
3.) Chinese Head Tax
- Moving the Mountain documentary
4.) Komagata Maru
- Film Maker Ali Kazimi - Continuous Journey documentary
- Passage from India
5.) Canada's First Nations peoples
Thursday, Feb 28, 2013
Topic: Canada's Economic Transformation
1.) Essay Structure
- the Chapter 1 Focus Question: What defined Canada in the early 1900s, and what attitudes and expectations did Canadians have for the century ahead?
- How will you answer the focus question using a 5 paragraph essay?
- How to write an essay introduction:
- How to write paragraphs of importance:
2.) History of Hockey in Canada
3.) Revolution in Technology
- Read the article and take notes
4.) Building Cars in Canada
- Make a timeline in your notebook of the different cars built in Canada
Friday, Mar 1, 2013
1.) Chapter 1 Test - In-class Essay
2.) Work on your Chapter 1 Vocabulary words when finished test
Monday, Mar 4, 2013
1.) Self-Marking of Chapter 1 Essay
2.) Peer-Marking of Chapter 1 Essay
3.) The Chain of Friendship:
4.) Causes of WWI notes
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013
Topic:Canada's Response to the War
1.) What was Canada's involvement in WWI? - notes
2.) Beginning of the War video
3.) Chapter Vocab list
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013
1.) Clip of A Very Long Engagement - French film
- View of the Western Front, trench warfare, living conditions, soldiers' psyche
2.) Notes - War on Land & Battles of WWI
3.) WWI Battles Assignment
- Description of 4 battles with Canadian involvement - Ypres, Somme, Vimy Ridge, and Passchendaele
- War in Air and on Sea descriptions
- Soldier's letter home
Due Friday, Mar 8th
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013
1.) Canada: A People's History Clips:
- Go Out and Meet Your Death Bravely
- The Battle of Vimy Ridge
If you are interested in WWI films:
Cool Link:
Director Peter Jackson's (Lord of the Rings) Top 6 WWI films
2.) Warfare on Land, Air & Sea - notes
3.) Work Time
- Complete the Battles descriptions Worksheet and Soldier's Letter Home
- Chapter 1 Vocab
Reminder:
- Hand notebook in on Friday for marking
Friday, Mar 8, 2013
1.) The War at Home - notes
2.) Work Time:
- finish battles assignment
- finish notes
- hand in notebooks for marking
Monday, Mar 25, 2013
1.) Notebooks Handed Back
- Write a Reflection:
What do you think you have done well so far with your notebooks? What could you improve with your notebook?
2.) Conscription Crisis:
- Join a group and research your role: Does your character oppose or in favour of conscription in Canada during the WWI? Why? Provide reasons and examples for your answers
- Share your characters with other students - new groups
- Would you be in favour of conscription if you lived in Canada in 1917?
3.) Video - A Broken Promise (Canada: A People's History)
- Take notes on the video
5.) Notes:
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013
1.) Finish - A Broken Promise - video on Conscription issue in Canada during WWI
2.) The Result of Conscription - p. 51 in textbook
3.) Notes on The End of The War
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013
1.) Finish End of War notes
2.) End of War video
3.) WWI Review for test tomorrow
4.) Essay topics for test
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013
1.) WWI test
- If you did not attend, you must write the test in room 202 at lunchtime next week
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
1.) The Winnipeg General Strike (p. 64-65)
- Was it labour unrest or a Communist conspiracy? Write your opinions in your notebook
2.) The Winnipeg General Strike video
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 to Friday, April 5, 2013
1.) The Roaring Twenties - Newspaper Article project
(computer lab)
2.) Once completed post your project on the Roaring Twenties Project page
3.) Projects are due on Friday, April 5, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Topic: Missing the Roar
1.) Roaring Twenties Newspapers - Group Share
2.) An Era Being Born - video
3.) Chapter 3 questions
4.) Residential Schools
Extra Resources:
- Two sides to the Treaty Process
- BC Treaties Process
- Why is Canada Negotiating Treaties in BC?
- Idle No More Inspires Canada's Indigenous People
- Newest Treaty with the Sunshine Coast First Nations
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Topic: Canada's Emerging Autonomy
1.) Review:
- Define Autonomy in your notebooks
- How did Canada's autonomy look like prior to 1920s? Name several events where Canada was autonomous.
2.) Canada's Emerging Autonomy Jigsaw
- partner share - read the article given and take notes & talk to your partner
- Group share - tell your new group what you learned
- see p. 80 for the 5 events
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
1.) Summarize the 5 events that helped emerge Canada's autonomy
- use your chart from yesterday
2.) p. 84 - US influence on Canada
- Answer #1
3.) Canada: A People's History
- Clip - At the Mercy of Our Neighbours
4.) Notes - Chapter 4 - Part 1
- The Stock Market Crash & Causes of the Great Depression (slides #1-9)
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Topic: The Desperate Years & Responding to the Depression
1.) Canada: A People's History
A recap and visual of yesterday's notes:
- Clip - Descent into Chaos
2.) Notes from slides #10-16 from yesterdays powerpoint
3.) Canada: A People's History
- Clip - Dear Mr President
4.) The Desperate Years Mind Map - p. 94-100
- Make a mind map in your notebooks with the main bubble titled The Desperate Years
- Then make 4 bubbles off the main bubble titled: Drought on the Prairies, Unemployment, The Fortunate Minority, and The Disadvantaged
- collect notes for each of the 4 topics around your mind map
5. Answer questions #1-4 on page 104 in your notebook
Reminder:
- Quiz tomorrow - multiple choice & short answer questions
- Topics: The Winnipeg General Strike, The Roaring Twenties, Missing the Roar, Canada's Growing Autonomy, Causes of the Great Depression, The Desperate Years, and Responding to the Depression
Friday, April 12, 2013
1920s & 1930s Test
Monday, April 15, 2013
1.) Background to Totalitarianism
- North Korean example of today
- Video - A State of Mind
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
1.) Finish A State of Mind video
2.) video reflection -
3.) Notes - The Depression & Global Politics p. 114
4.) Questions - p. 123 # 1-6
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
1.) Mr King Goes to Berlin - video
2.) Causes of WWII notes:
3.) Our Only Hope is Canada - video
4.) Canada's Response:
p. 129 #1-5
Thursday, April 18, 2013
1.) Worktime:
Canada Declares War - p. 132 # 2,4
Axis Advances - p. 137 #1-7
Canada's Contribution - p. #1-6
Past questions:
- p. 123 # 1-6
- p. 129 # 1-6
2.) Notes
Thursday, April 25, 2013
1.) Review for WWII unit test!
Friday, April 26, 2013
1.) World War Two unit test!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
1.) Review: How had Canadian society changed during/because of the war? (i.e women's roles, impacts of immigration, etc.)
2.) The Changing Face of Canada
Notes: situation in Canada after WWII
Canada: A People's History, episode 15:
- episode beginning
- "Affluence for Almost All"
Work time:
- read pp. 170-177
- p. 173, questions #1-4
- p. 178, question #2
- Figure 6-9 (p. 177): "What challenges do you think these women might have faced in their new homeland?"
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
1.) Work time in library - Holocaust Project (DUE FRIDAY, MAY 3!!!)
Thursday, May 2, 2013
1.) Review: List 3 things that impacted Canadian society in the 1950's.
2.) Residential schools
Notebook Reflection (pre): What are your attitudes/perspectives about residential schools? (What do you know about residential schools?)
Video clips:
- "Where the Spirit Lives" (introductory scene) - CBC drama about residential schools in the 1930's.
- "We Were Children" (trailer) - documentary about residential schools
- PM Harper's apology to former residential school children (first 5 minutes)
Notes about Residential schools
Tableau activity (groups)
Video: "Garnet's Journey" - doco about man who went through residential school system and his journey of healing.
Notebook Reflection (post): Did any of your attitudes or perspectives about residential schools change?
Friday, May 3, 2013
Changing Politics in the 1950's and the addition of Newfoundland.
1.) Review: List facts that you learned about residential schools
2.) Canada: A People's History, episode 15. "From Sea to Sea"
3.) Notes
4.) Exit slip: How did Canada's political and geographic landscapes change in the 1950's. Give examples
REMINDER!
Post Holocaust Projects to the project page by Sunday night!
Monday, May 6, 2013
Post-war economic boom
1.) Canada: A People's History
"Boom," "A Prairie Storm" and "Shifting Symbols"
2.) Work time (outside!)
-read pp. 184-9
-questions 1-9 on p. 189
REMINDER
Canada in the 1950's unit test on Friday! (Review Thursday)
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
What was Canada's involvement in the Cold War?
1.) A/B partner review
- What were the characteristics of the post-war economic boom in Canada?
- What was the impact of American investment on the Candian economy?
2.)What was the Cold War?
- Canada: A People's History, epsiode 15, "opening vignette" (about Igor Gouzenko)
3.)Jigsaw activity using text book section about Canada's involvement in the Cold War.
4.) Canada: A People's History, episode 15 "Seeing Red"
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
What role did Canada play in the UN, Korean Conflict and Suez Crisis?
1.) How was Canada involved in the Cold War?
2.) prep time for Mock UN
3.)Mock UN
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Review for Canada in the 19050's unit test
What's on the test?
Friday, May 10, 2013
1950's unit test!
Monday, May 13, 2013
How did Canada respond to changing social values after 1960?
1.) Review:
- List 3 ways in which Canadian society changed in the 1950's.
- List 3 ways in which Canada was involved in international conflicts in the 1950's.
2.) Canada: A People's History, episode 16
- "Do Your Own Thing"
- "A Most Fundamental Choice"
3.) Notes: Toward Social Change
4.) Student Vote
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
How did changes to social policy affect women and minority groups in Canada in the 1960's and 1970's?
1.)Short election activity: 3 candidates, vote for 1 based on description
2.) Review: A/B partner
- Partner A: List 2 characteristics of social changes in Canadian society in the 1960's.
- Partner B: List 2 more characteristics
3.) Notes (finish notes from Monday)
4.) Canada: A People's History, episode 16
- "Taking Back the Past"
5.) "Unsent Letter"
- p. 211-214
- p. Write a letter to someone outside of Canada (from the point of view of an immigrant, minority group, Canadian citizen, or First Nation) describing the social changes occurring in Canada (and how it is affecting you)
- hand in at the end of class, or finish for HW and hand in at the start of Wednesday's class
REMINDERS
- hand in notebooks
- turn in/post Holocaust Projects on wiki
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
How did Quebec nationalism impact the Canadian identity?
1.) Review:
- List 3 ways in which changes to social policies affected women and minority groups in Canada.
2.) Computer lab - prep for the debate
- Debate topic: Did the FLQ's tactics help or hinder the fight for an independent Quebec?
- Pro: FLQ tactics helped the independence movement
- Con: FLQ tactics did not help the independence movement
- Research: The FLQ and their tactics; the impact their tactics had on the independence movement; the Quebec independence movement of the 1960's
3.) Homework: p. 216 Q # 1 and 2a; p. 221 Q # 1, 2, and 3a.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
How did Quebec nationalism affect the Canadian identity?
1.) Debate
2.) Canada: A People's History
- "Under a New Flag"
3.) Enjoy the long weekend!
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
How did the Canadian government respond to the economic challenges of the 1970's?
1.) Review: What were some of the social changes in Canada in the 1960's/1970's?
2.) Canada: A People's History
- " Going Down the Road" and " The End of Illusions"
3.) Notes: Economic challenges and the environment
4.) Canada: A People's History
- "Episode Beginning" (AB oil and conflict with Ottawa over resources)
5.) Work time/lock down drill!!!!!!
- Today: p.227, Q # 1-4
- From Wednesday: read pp. 215-221; p. 216 Q # 1 and 2a; p. 221 Q # 1, 2, and 3a
REMINDERS
- Unit test on Friday (review Thursday)
- Please turn in/upload Holocaust Projects!!
- Please hand in Notebooks for notebook check if you haven't done so already!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Should Canada's foreign policy be independent of the United States?
1.) Review:
- How did the Canadian government respond to the economic challenges in the 1960's and 1970's?
- What was Canada's involvement in the Cold War in the 1950's?
2.) Notes - The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What was the Vietnam War?
3.) T-Chart activity
- read pp. 228-236
- create a T-Chart with pros and cons for this statement: Canada should have a foreign policy that's independent of the United States.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
1.) T-Chart activity
- share your T-chart with 2 other students
- contribute to the T-Chart on the white board
2.) Review for unit test
3.) What's on the test?
Friday, May 24, 2013
Canada in the 1960's and 1970's unit test!
Monday, May 27, 2013
1.) Review materials for the Provincial Exam:
- Vocabulary
- How to Write an Essay
- Essay samples
2.) Chapter 8 timeline project
- computer lab - use timerime.com - embed your timeline on the Chapter 8 Timelines page
Tuesday, May 28 - Wednesday, May 29, 2013
1.) Computer lab - work on timeline
Thursday, May 30, 2013
1.) finish timeline
2.) Chapter 10 summaries
- You will be given a section of Chapter 10 to summarize and embed on the website - Human Rights Presentations page
- Use a presentation tool (ex. Powerpoint, Prezi, etc.)
Friday, May 31, 2013
1.) Computer lab - work on Chapter 10 summaries
Monday, June 3, 2013
Topic: Populations Trends - chapter 11
1.) Bill Nye - Exponential growth
2.) 2011 Census
3.) Population growth notes
4.) 7 Billion - National Geographic video
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
1.) If the World Were a Village of 11
2.) Population Pyramids
3.) p. 378-9 - Neo-Malthus / Cornucopian
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Topic: Living Standards
1.) Spread the Net Challenge
2.) Living Standards info sheet
3.) The Poverty Gap worksheet
Thursday, June 6, 2013
1.) Living Standards notes -
Friday, June 7, 2013
1.) Finish Living Standard notes -
Monday, June 10, 2013
In-class Essay Write
- Chapter 11 & 12 topics
- see handout
- 80 minutes to write 2 essays
- Provincial Exam prep
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Chapter 13 - The Environment & Sustainability
1.) Sustainable Industries - notes (Agriculture, Fisheries, Forests)
2.) Dr Eric Sager - UVic Professor - History department
3.) The Environment Worksheet
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
1.) Review from yesterday:
- BC's Pine Beetle Video
- CBC - The Nature of Things
2.) Water & Air - notes
3.) Worksheet
4.) Finish any assignments from the last 2 weeks:
- The Poverty Cycle
- Living Standards Comparison
- The Environment worksheet
- Water worksheet
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Worktime:
1.) Finish:
Projects:
- Holocaust Newspaper
- Chapter 8 timeline
- Human Rights powerpoint
Assignments:
- see Wednesday, June 12
Friday, June 14, 2013
1.) Worktime (see above)
2.) Review notes:
Simplified content (also see handouts):
Government Unit Review: